One and a half years after the virus originated in Mainland China, the death toll has risen to 4,045,525 and cases are at 187,411,259, so far Sunday, according to tracking by Worldometers.info.
In the past week, infections rose on every continent except South America. However, two nations from there posted the most cases among the top 10 on Saturday: Brazil was No. 1 worldwide with 48,504, Colombia seventh with 20,915 and Argentina 10th with 11,561. Overall, cases grew by 426,068 on Saturday.
The death toll has risen on every continent except North America and South America. India, which has lockdowns in some states, produced the most deaths Saturday with 1,206, followed by Brazil with 1,172. Indonesia was third with 826 but Sunday’s increase was 1,007, just behind the record 1,040 Wednesday.
The United States is the world leader in total deaths at 607,139 and cases at 33,850,219. Brazil is second in fatalities with 532,949 and India third with 407,145. India is second in cases at 30,795,716, ahead of Brazil with 19,069,003.
Asia leads the continents with 57,603,417 cases, gaining 16% with deaths declining by 16% and now is at 820,824 in fourth behind No. 1 Europe, No. 2 South America and No. 3 North America.
Three Asian nations are in the top 20 for most deaths. Besides India, Iran is 12th place and Indonesia 16th.
Asia is lagging in vaccines.
North America leads with 76 doses administered per 100 people, followed by Europe at 74, South America at 48, Asia at 46, Oceania at 25 and Africa at 4, according to tracking by The New York Times.
Worldwide, a total of 3.39 billion shots have been given in a population of 7.9 billion with a two-dose regimen required for most brands, according to tracking by Bloomberg.
The United States has administered at least one dose to 55.5% of its population with Brazil at 40.5%. Britain, which inoculated the first person in the world in December, is among the best in the world with 68.5%. China doesn’t report dose percentages but has enough for 48.8% of the world-high 1.5 billion people.
India is a dominant manufacturer of vaccines worldwide, but the nation has inoculated only 22% of its population with at least one dose. And Indonesia is 13.6%.
In India coronavirus has been trending down from a world record of 4,529 deaths and world cases mark of 414,188.
In the past week, deaths are down 3% with 895 reported Sunday. And case decreased 7% with 895 most recently.
In the fallout from a huge spike in cases, deaths and overwhelmed hospitals, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to step down along with his deputy. In all, the prime minister dropped 12 members of his cabinet.
“They (the government) don’t admit to failure, but this is a way to ensure accountability. This is one way to send a message not only to the health ministry but others in the cabinet that performance matters,” said Niranjan Sahoo, a senior fellow with the Observer Research Foundation, told CNN.
Coronavirus is now surging in Indonesia, which has risen to 66,464 deaths, including 5,430 in the past week for an increase of 65%. Cases climbed by 234,155 to 2,527,203 for a 44% gain.
Indonesia’s medical system has been strained. Hospital bed occupancy rates in many areas already exceed 100%, and more than 30 patients died in a Yogyakarta hospital last week after it briefly ran out of oxygen supply, CNN Indonesia reported.
Neighboring countries are sending oxygen to Indonesia.
Turkey is sixth in the world for cases at 5,481,555 with 5,261 Sunday and 19th in deaths at 50,229, including 37 most recently.
Coronavirus also is surging in Thailand, 42% in cases with 9,539 Sunday and 35% deaths with 86 Sunday for a total of 2,226.
Israel, which is considered part of Asia, has fully vaccinated 63.2% of its population.
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